Ray Wylie Hubbard News

The Dallas-raised songwriter first made a name for himself by penning "Up Against the Wall, Redneck Mother," which Jerry Jeff Walker recorded in 1973 on Viva Terlingua .

Billy Mata & The Texas Tradition will perform Saturday night in Bandera. Quick picks A big Red Dirt/Texas Music concert will take place on the banks of the Guadalupe River at 3 p.m. Sunday at Whitewater Amphitheater, near Sattler.

Seth James' latest CD, "That Kind of Man," includes roots rock, country, romantic balladry and roadhouse R&B. James, who's based in Wichita Falls, has shared the stage with the likes of Delbert McClinton and Billy Joe Shaver, and Ray Wylie Hubbard has recorded one of his songs.

"Once you come, you will be entertained all day," said Pat Hall, longtime chairwoman of the festival.

Looking over the list of Alive After Five performances still remaining, I was struck by not only how great the lineup has been , and but how great it promises to be as well.

At Pickin In Nac, a new showcase organized by serious music lovers for serious music lovers, the songs will take the spotlight.

By SUSAN SCHROCK ARLINGTON - The Levitt Pavilion needs a little green to keep the blues going in downtown Arlington this fall.The venue's supporters are hard at work raising $150,000 for the upcoming fall concert series, which runs Sept.

You can catch one of the hottest up-and-coming acts in the nebulous field known as Americana music as The Band of Heathens takes the stage at Don Quixote's, 6275 Highway 9, Felton.

Gurf Morlix lent his many talents to other artists, but now he's making a name for himself as a performer.